Provisioning VPN phones

Abstract

Methods, systems and computer readable media for provisioning VPN phones are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 providing a proxy module at a gateway system, wherein the proxy module is configured to facilitate automatic provisioning of a VPN phone; 
 receiving, at the proxy module of the gateway system, a first request from the VPN phone and providing a first file in response to the first request; 
 receiving, at the proxy module of the gateway system, a second request from the VPN phone after providing the first file, and providing a second file in response to the second request, 
 wherein the VPN phone is configured for communication with a call server based on the second file; 
 connecting the VPN phone to the call server subsequent to the configuring; and 
 sending a request message from the VPN phone to the call server. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising rebooting the VPN phone subsequent to the configuring. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the request message is a gatekeeper request message from the VPN phone to the call server. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first file is an upgrade file and the second file is a settings file. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising using a gateway IP address of the proxy module as an address of the call server for the VPN phone. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, at the proxy module, a user name and password from the VPN phone to permit access to the call server. 
     
     
       7. A system comprising:
 a storage device; and 
 one or more processors configured to perform operations including: 
 providing a proxy module at a gateway system, wherein the proxy module is configured to facilitate automatic provisioning of a VPN phone; 
 receiving, at the proxy module of the gateway system, a first request from the VPN phone and providing a first file in response to the first request; 
 receiving, at the proxy module of the gateway system, a second request from the VPN phone after providing the first file, and providing a second file in response to the second request, 
 wherein the VPN phone is configured for communication with a call server based on the second file; 
 connecting the VPN phone to the call server subsequent to the configuring; and 
 sending a request message from the VPN phone to the call server. 
 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise rebooting the VPN phone subsequent to the configuring. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 7 , wherein the request message is a gatekeeper request message from the VPN phone to the call server. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 7 , wherein the first file is an upgrade file and the second file is a settings file. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise using a gateway IP address of the proxy module as an address of the call server for the VPN phone. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving, at the proxy module, a user name and password from the VPN phone to permit access to the call server. 
     
     
       13. A nontransitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
 providing a proxy module at a gateway system, wherein the proxy module is configured to facilitate automatic provisioning of a VPN phone; 
 receiving, at the proxy module of the gateway system, a first request from the VPN phone and providing a first file in response to the first request; and 
 receiving, at the proxy module of the gateway system, a second request from the VPN phone after providing the first file, and providing a second file in response to the second request, 
 wherein the VPN phone is configured for communication with a call server based on the second file; 
 connecting the VPN phone to the call server subsequent to the configuring; and 
 sending a request message from the VPN phone to the call server. 
 
     
     
       14. The nontransitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise rebooting the VPN phone subsequent to the configuring. 
     
     
       15. The nontransitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the request message is a gatekeeper request message from the VPN phone to the call server. 
     
     
       16. The nontransitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the first file is an upgrade file and the second file is a settings file. 
     
     
       17. The nontransitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise using a gateway IP address of the proxy module as an address of the call server for the VPN phone. 
     
     
       18. The nontransitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving, at the proxy module, a user name and password from the VPN phone to permit access to the call server.